Newcastle, Gallowgate, Grey Horse Brewery

HER Number:
11071

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Gallowgate, Grey Horse Brewery

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brewing and Malting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brewery

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This brewery was rebuilt in 1866. It was attached to the Grey Horse public house which was above the brewery office. To the rear was a large yard and a maltings. Stables, a cart shed and joiners shop. William Elliott was running the Grey Horse Brewery from 1867. He died in 1874 and his two sons, William and John took over. The brewery could produce 100 barrels a week. William Elliott Junior was declared bankrupt in 1877. John Elliott went into liquidation in 1879. The brewery became the City Livery Stables.

Easting:
242

Northing:
644

Grid Reference:
NZ242644

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Brian Bennison, 1995, Brewers and Bottlers of Newcastle upon Tyne From 1850 to the present day, p 34